Fishing reel



Nov. 13, 1928. 1,691,622

w. L. ADAMS ET AL FISHING REEL Filed May 23, 1925 IN V EN TOR.

l I Mural? Lflnnns 20 l 40 /8 38 35 [mm/.25 KPH- m w H fi ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 13, 1928.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTEB L. ADAMS AND CHARLES .T. IPFL'O'EGER, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

r rsnmo REEL.

Application filed May 23, 1925. Serial No. 32,437. i

This invention relates to fishing reels and particularly to reels of the level winding type which are provided with mechanism driven in timed relationto the spool and which guides the line backand forth across the spool during the winding operation.

The objects of the invention are to provide a simple mechanism for this purpose and one in which the level wind mechanism is all carried in a self contained structure which may be removed from the reel as a body for cleaning, oiling or repairing.- In reels of this type, the level wind mechanism re quires considerable attention and by con- 15. structing it so that it may be removed as a unit, the reel is improved. It is also an object to construct the level windmechanism so that it can be easilydisassembled for v cleaning, oiling 0r adjustment. .20 The level winding mechanism is also constructed so as to provide for-full travel of I the line laying carriage and to permit of eflicientvoiling. The reel is also compactly I designed-and ismore economical of nanw. facture.

' These find other objectswill be readily ape V 'funderst ood'fth ati the invention is not" neces-:

i ibd b may he. modifi d with -"scb'p. bfl h ei insiappendedher In' the 'drawiil slz a v, u h 't' u e5isme 'pg-... li idmechanism removed from the reel Fi ure'7i'an end yiewfofFiglire i The reel. comprises the; usual: front f Ibac'k plates 1 and2, respectively, wh1ch are secured to the pillars 3 to constitute the reel ,,parent to those familiar with the} art to. .,.which this invention pertains, and it 'wlll be.

o being' cuta yj to er: he

cage. The spool is indicated at 4 and is 0 carried upon a shaft 5 supported at one end I in the back plate 2 and at the other end in a bushing 6 carried upon the front plate 1, the bushing being cut away, as at 7, to ex-- pose the small pinion 8 by which the spool is driven.

The front plate lis covered by. a flanged casing 9 which is held in position upon the projecting ends of the pillars 3 by screws 10. The cover plate or casing 9 has journalled thereon the crank 11 which is connected to the driving gear 12 carried upon the inner surface of the casing and removable therewith. The gear 12 meshes with the gear 8 and drives the spool shaft? The mechanism. which has been .described constitutes, a complete reel and is usable as such without the level wind mechanism. The level' wind, mechanism, which will now be described, constitutes no portion of the 7 reel or framework, being a part which is separate andv distinct from the balance of the reel and may be removed {therefrom ,without ,in any way disturbing the remainder thelreel aSsembly.""This is one 7 r the fisherma as "itfperrni't's himf to; attend,

J td th level iijwindj mechamsm j withoutilte'ar- .and p bvi e Wlt f? en h hi hi"fi siii h 'f fi n t f ahs i' e i s he ousing dri n the casing an'd havingabearing QOTat its other end in a cap plate 21 which fits snugly seesaw i id l i h i i i liihfl a 'bearing19 atone end in'thegclojsed end of upon a seat 23 within the housing 17 and is likewise cut away to clear the gear 12. A'

notch and pin 23* serve to position the cap plate relative to the housing. A gear 22 havin a sliding, non-rotating fit upon the end of the traversing shaft is located within the casing and arranged to mesh with the driving ear when the level Wind mechanism is assem led upon the reel. The plate 21 is formed with a boss 25 which seats within a recess 26 on the outer casing 9.

The level wind mechanism is secured inlifting it out of its seat. This operation isdone without tearing down the reel structure and it will he ,bbserved that the level wind mechanism for s no parts of the framework of the reel, but is separate and distinct therefrom. i

Within the casing 15 the traversing shaft 18 supports the sliding carriage 35 which projects through the slot. and supports the looped ine guide member 36 which rides at its upperend in a slot 37 formed on one of the pillars 3. The carriage is moved across the reelby a loose pawl or half nut 38 which isseated within a socketed cap screw 39 on the carriage.

It will be noted ,that the bearing sleeve which surrounds the traversing shaft is chmparatively long so as to prevent any binding of the sleeve upon the shaft, and it will 1 also be noted that the interior of the housing is unobstructed so that the sleeve has a full 'extent of travel beyond the front and back This arrangement is an improve-- plates. ment over prior reel structures which, owing to the confined housing for the carriage,

have necessitated the use of short bearing sleeves with their attendant disadvantages.

Oil holes 40 are provided in the gear 22 to 'admit oil from the traversing shaft to the I bearing. It will also be noted that after it may be easil the plate 21 an the gear 22 and lifting out the traversing shaft and line guide, why

the level wind mechanism has been removed, disassembled by removing removing the cap screw 39, whereby the 1 traversing shaftmay be removed endwise of the easing.

Changes and modification may be made in embodlments of the invention,.it being understood thatthe claims are intended to cover such as come within the scope of the invention;

What is claimed is: v

1. In a fishing reel, a reel structure includin front and back plates, a spool and spool riving mechanism, a casing located at the side of the reel structure, said casing having flanges at the ends thereof adapted to fit against the front and'backplates respectively, means to. secure Y the flanges against said plates, and a level wind mechanism 'withinthe casing.

2..In a fishing reel, a reel structure including front and back plates, a spool and spool driving mechanism, a casing, a flange on one end. of the casing adapted to t against the back plate, an enlarged housing at the other end of the casing adapted to fit against the front plate,a reversely threaded shaft located within the casing, a line guide carriage upon the shaft, a gear upon the shaft located Within the enlarged housing, and means to secure the casing in position at one side of the reel structure.

3. In a fishing reel, a reel structure ineluding front and back plates, a spool and spool driving mechanism, a casing, a flange at one, end of the casing adapted to fit against the back plate, an enlargedhousing' atthe other end of the casing, a cover over the front plate, the housin being receivable between the cover and the ront plate, a gear within the housing adapted to mesh with the spool driving mechanism, and level wind mechanism driven by the gear and located within'the casing.

4. In a fishing reel, a reel structureineluding front and back plates, a spool and spool driving mechanism, a casing, a flange atone endof the casing adapted to, fit against the back plate, an enlarged housing at the other end of the casing, a cover over 'the front plate, the housing being receivable between the cover and the front plate, agear within the housing adapted to mesh with the the spool driving mechanism, and level wind I mechanism driven by the gear and located within the casing, the casing together with the gearrand level wind mechanism, being removable from the reel structure disturbing the end plates.

without 5. A level wind mechanism adapted for attachment to a fishing reel which comprises front and back plates, aflanged cover upon the front plat, and a reel drive gear in the cover, said mechanism comprising a tubular 'housing semi-circularseats in the edges of the front and back plates to receive the hous ing, a flanged gear housing upon the end of the tubular houslng'adaptedto'passwithin the cover, a drive gear for the level wind mechanism within the gear housing and,

adapted to mesh with the reel drive gear,

and meanslto secure the tubular housing upon' the reel.

- nism for attachment to fishing reels, comprising a'tubular casing having a bearing in one end, a traversing shaft removable end wise of the casing and resting at one end in the bearing, a removable plate in the casing having a bearing for the other end of the shaft.

7 A complete, unitary level wind mechanism for attachment to fishing reels, comprising a tubular casing closed at one end and having a bearing in that end, a traversing shaft mounted in said bearing, the other end of the casing being open, and a plate fitted within the housing, said plate having a bearing for the otherend of the traversing shaft.

8. A complete, unitary level Wind mechanism for attachment to fishing reels, comprising a tubular casing closed at one end end having a bearing in that end, a traversing shaft mounted in said bearing, the other end of the casing being open, and a plate fitted within the housing, said plate having a bearing for the other end of the traversing shaft, the said shaft being removable endwise through the open end of the casing.

9. A complete, unitary level wind mechanism for attachment to fishing reels, comprising a tubular casing, a bearing at one end of the casing, a traversing shaft mounted at one end in the bearing, an enlarged housing at the other end of the casing,'a plate fitted within the housing, said plate having a bearing for the other end of the traversing shaft and a gear for the traversing shaft located within the housing. a r

10. A complete, unitary level wind mechanism for attachment to fishing reels, comprising a tubular casing, a hearing at one end of the casing, a traversing shaft mounted 'at one end in the bearing, an enlarged housing at the other end of the casing, a plate fitted within the housing, said plate having a bearing for the other end of the traversing shaft and a gear for the traversing shaft located within the housing, said gear having oil holes transversely placed therein.

11. A fishing reel having front and back plates and level wind mechanism comprising a tubular housing extending the full length of the reel, a traversing shaft within the housing, and a carriage upon the shaft having an elongated bearing sleeve, the interior of the housing being unobstructed beyond the front and back plates.

12. A fishing reel comprising a housing, a traversing shaft within the housing, a bearing for one end of the shaft within the housing, a gear for driving the shaft located within the housing, and means for admitting oil from the region of the shaft through the gear to the bearing.

13. A fishing reel comprislng a housing, a traversing shaft within the housing, a

bearing for one end of the shaft within the housing, and a gear for driving the shaft located within the housing, the gear having a hole for permitting the passage of oil.

14. A complete unitary level wind mecha; nism for attachment to fishing reels, comprising a tubular casing, a bearing formed in one end of the casing, a removable plate at the other end of the casing having a hearing therein, a line guide shaft supported in said bearings, and means to determine the angular position of the plate in the end of the casing.

15. In a fishing reel, front and back plates, the edges-of the plates being cut away to form notches, a casing seated in the notches and reinovably laterally. of the reel, a reverscly threaded shaft in the casing, a line guide carriage movable by the shaft, and

gearing to drive the shaft.

16. In a fishing reel, front and back plates, the edges of the plates being provided with open arc-shaped notches, a tubular casing seatedin the notches, the casing being provided with a slot the termini of which lie between the plates so as to leave the tube intact at the points where it rests in the notches, a threaded shaft located within the casing, and a guide carriage actuated by the shaft and extending through the slot.

17. In a fishing reel, front and back plates, the edges of the plates being provided with notches, a casing partially seated within said notches and having a slot therein, a threaded shaft within the casing, a line guide carriage actuated by the shaft and movable through the slot, means to retain the casing in position in the notches comprising a retaining member associated with the casing and resting against the outside of the back plate and screws passing through the retaining member and into the back plate, an enlarged housing associated with the casing and lying against the front plate, and a gear upon said shaft located within the housing. I

18. A level windmechanism for attachment to fishing reels, front and back plates,

'. said mechanism comprising a tubular casing attached to the side of the reel and partially seated in the plates, a' hearing at one end of the casing, a traversing shaft'in the casing and seated in the hearing at one end, a line guide carriage on the shaft, means to attach the casing to the reel structure so that it may be removed with the shaft without dislarged housing atthe other end of said casing, the housing being separable, and a gear on the end of the shaft located within the housing, in combination with a reel structure comprising front and back plates and a gear in the cover in mesh with the first named gear, the said mechanism being removably attached to the reel structure and the shaft being removable endwise from the casing after the latter has been removed from the reel structure.

WALTER L. ADAMS. CHARLES T. PFLUEGER.' 

